Overview
- Yogyakarta police detained 13 people and sealed the Little Aresha daycare after authenticating videos that showed toddlers bound and left on the floor in diapers.
- Those in custody include the foundation head, the manager and 11 caregivers, and they face child protection charges that AFP reports could carry up to five years in prison and fines as investigators weigh additional counts.
- Police say at least 53 of the 103 enrolled children may be victims of abuse or neglect, and authorities have begun medical checks and trauma counseling for families.
- Investigators described cramped rooms about three meters wide holding up to 20 children, and suspects told police they tied children because the centre was understaffed.
- Officials say the daycare lacked a permit and have ordered inspections of other centres, with national data indicating only about one‑third of facilities are licensed and many staff lack certification.